by Leonard Herman | Jan 22, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Interest in videogames reached an all-time high during 1994. In January, GamePro became the rst videogame magazine to sell 500,000 copies of a single issue. EGM broke a di erent type of record when its December issue contained 404 pages. So much news concerning...
by JasonBreininger | Jan 21, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld
1984 was a tough year for video gaming releases. For many of us, 1984 was just another year and the words “video”, “game” and “crash” were never uttered consecutively. There was still a plethora of Atari, Intellivision and...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 19, 2018 | 2010s, Console/Handheld
Data East Classics BurgerTime, Bad Dudes, and Karate Champ are Now Available in Mini Arcade Form TORRANCE, CA – Dec. 4, 2017 – My Arcade, manufacturer of retro gaming products and classic console accessories, has licensed the rights for classic titles from...
by Brett Weiss | Jan 19, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Brett’s Old-School Bargain Bin, where I’ll be pointing you to games that won’t break your bank account. Instead of rushing out to buy a Nintendo Switch for $400 (if you can find it), plus a couple of $60 games, why not kick back on...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 17, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld
Old School Gamer played with one of these at CES last week and we are excited about it as we spend more time with their tablet version hopefully next week. Look for a full review of the Iphone, Ipad edition coming up in a future Old School Gamer Magazine! LOS...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 17, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld
While at CES last week, we were able to spend some time with Albert the successful Kickstarter of MAKERbuino! MAKERbuino is a handheld retro gaming device that you can build yourself. It’s 8-bit, fun, educational and hackable. You can check out more...